Publication Information

MAVERICK BOOKS

Published by Maverick Books, Inc.

P.O. Box 549, Perryton, TX 79070

Phone: 806.435.7611

www.hankthecowdog.com

First published in the United States of America by Maverick Books, Inc. 1987,

Texas Monthly Press, 1988, and Gulf Publishing Company, 1990.

Subsequently published simultaneously by Viking Children’s Books and Puffin Books, members of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1999.

Currently published by Maverick Books, Inc., 2011.

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Copyright © John R. Erickson, 1987

All rights reserved

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Erickson, John R.

The case of the one-eyed killer stud horse / John R. Erickson ; illustrations by Gerald L. Holmes.

p. cm.

Originally published in series: Hank the Cowdog ; 8.

Summary: Hank the Cowdog goes to the rescue as a wild, one-eyed horse creates havoc on the ranch but some of his outrageous stunts get him into more trouble than he bargained for.

ISBN 1-59188-108-0 (pbk.)

[1. Dogs—Fiction. 2. West (U.S.)—Fiction. 3. Humorous stories. 4. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Holmes, Gerald L., ill. II. Title. III. Series: Erickson, John R. Hank the Cowdog ; 8.

PZ7.E72556Cau 1999 [Fic]—dc21 98-41817 CIP AC

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Printed in the United States of America

Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.